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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Fantasy pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: pattern name not listed (he does show an oil-based ink sample of it)
Miura: Fantasy
This is a more modern pattern created sometime between the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
It is because of the this pattern's use of thin size, which causes its lines and spots to remain unsmooth, that it could be misinterpreted and thought to be a marble made with oil-based inks which share similar spotting and irregular line work.
The pattern is created, according to Miura, by starting with a Turkish base using a very thin size or pure water. A stylus would then be used to drawn the colors into the desired shapes. Generally, the shapes created in a Fantasy marble are less structured and formal than you would see in a regular marbled pattern.
The primary colors for this example are pink, brown, and green.
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| Collection Notes | This sample is scanned from a book cover.
There is a binder's mark stamped in the rear inside cover which says "C & C McLeish."
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| Paper Process/Medium | Surface application papers -- Marbled papers |
| Prominent Pattern Type | Fantasy
Fancy
Maître-Relieur
Fantaisie
Phantasie
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 20 x 13 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plate XXXVIII 188
Muira pgs 69-71 |
| Original Source | State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respect to number of peoples, forces, forts, Indians, trade and other advantages...in two letters to a friend. London : Printed for A. Millar, 1755. |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0062 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Binding Collection |
| Reference Number | 973.26 St29 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from an original sample using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at between 550-600 ppi, saved in TIFF, resized, and imported to JPEG 2000. |
